Rights Quotes by Alan Dershowitz

8 Rights quotes by Alan Dershowitz

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Dershowitz’s legal mind cuts to the core of liberty debates, weighing individual freedoms against societal safety. This brief set showcases his knack for framing complex constitutional questions in clear, persuasive language.

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I've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters.

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Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments,…

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This is not about celebrity justice, this is about the rights of the children.

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Though Israel may often be deserving of criticism, what is missing is the comparable criticism of equal or greater violations by other…

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Rights are not self-evident. They're not unalienable. They are subject to modification just like anything else.

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In today's distorted world of 'human rights,' truth takes a back seat to ideology, and false claims - especially those that 'support'…

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We, the People of this country, have no unalienable rights... all our rights are subject to modification... the Constitution of the United…

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To ask about the 'source' of rights or morals assumes an erreous conclusion. To ask about the source of morals is to…

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I am a peace supporting Jew.

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There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we…

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A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty.

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The Second Amendment has no place in modern society.

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Our First Amendment expresses a far different calculus for regulating speech than for regulating nonexpressive conduct and that is as it should be. The…

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I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful,…

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Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

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I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and…

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The Internet knows no national borders.

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It's a new phenomenon in America that states can now sue the national government and become a kind of check and balance on the…

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When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is…

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Everybody says they're opposed to torture. But everyone would do it personally if they knew it could save the life of a kidnapped child…

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I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the…

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I never place limits on the potential success of my students. If they're going into acting, they're going to win the Oscar... If they're…

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